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Back to SearchAmbassador Academy, episode 21: Evolution and Intelligent Design
Episode 291
The ultimate Teleological Argument for the Existence of God is Creationism. Creationism comes in 3 forms: Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism, and Evolutionary Creationism (otherwise known…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 20 - The Teleological Argument: The Fine-Tuning of the Universe
Episode 290
The apologetics subsection of the Ambassador Academy curriculum continues with an examination of the fine-tuning of the universe and how that strongly supports the existence of a mighty Designer.
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 19: The Kalam Cosmological Argument
Episode 289
In 2018, I was more critical of Dr. William Lane Craig and his theological paradigm than I am today. And yet, even in 2018, I was a big believer in the power of Dr. Craig's "Kalam Cosmological Argume…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 18: St. Thomas Aquinas' Cosmological Arguments
Episode 288
This episode analyzes the apologetics arguments of St. Thomas Aquinas. Most of his arguments are cosmological arguments or are cosmological-argument-adjacent.
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 17: The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God
Episode 287
Okay. So, I'm not fully convinced that the Ontological Argument is a persuasive argument for the existence of God. But Anselm of Canterbury and Dr. Alvin Plantiga swear by it, so who am I to ignore i…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 16: New Testament Apologetics
Episode 286
This episode begins with an impromptu discussion of various English translations of the Bible. Then, we discuss the different kinds of apologetics and the different philosophies apologists use to def…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 15: Personal Testimony (with an emphasis on apologetics)
Episode 285
After the New Year 2018, our Ambassador Academy class switched from a heavy emphasis on theology to a heavy emphasis on apologetics. (Note: a rough definition of "apologetics" is the intellectual def…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 14: The Incarnation, part 2
Episode 284
This is the final episode in the theology section of the Ambassador Academy lectures. Starting in the next episode, we will switch to apologetics. This theology lecture, about the Incarnation (given …
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 13: The Incarnation, part 1
Episode 283
This episode introduces the theological topic of the Incarnation, which is when God the Son became flesh (John 1:14) and dwelt with us humans as one of us humans. This episode, part 1, presents the t…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Ambassador Academy, episode 12: The Trinity, part 2
Episode 282
Having established the biblical data regarding the Trinity in the previous episode, this episode digs into the philosophical, logical, and theological implications of the doctrine of the Trinity.
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago